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Ubuntu 14.04 Critical Advisory: USN-2311-1 on pyCADF Information Exposure

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pyCADF could be made to expose sensitive information.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2311-1
August 11, 2014

python-pycadf vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Summary:

pyCADF could be made to expose sensitive information.

Software Description:
- python-pycadf: implementation of DMTF Cloud Audit (CADF) data model

Details:

Zhi Kun Liu discovered that pyCADF incorrectly filtered certain tokens.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain authentication tokens
used in REST requests.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
  python-pycadf                   0.4.1-0ubuntu1.1

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2311-1
  CVE-2014-4615

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-pycadf/0.4.1-0ubuntu1.1


Ubuntu 14.04 Critical Advisory: USN-2311-1 on pyCADF Information Exposure

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Calendar Grey August 11, 2014
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
A critical advisory on the pyCADF vulnerability in Ubuntu 14.04 that reveals sensitive information and authentication tokens.
pyCADF could be made to expose sensitive information.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: python-pycadf 0.4.1-0ubuntu1.1 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2311-1

CVE-2014-4615

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August 11, 2014

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-pycadf/0.4.1-0ubuntu1.1

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